CIOs lead green IT movement

CIO Insight magazine has released the findings of its Green IT Survey, which found that CIOs are often the key decision-makers for green IT programmes, reports Greener Computing.

According to the report, nearly two-thirds of CIOs at the firms surveyed said they were the main decision-maker or one of the key decision-makers for green IT programmes.

Despite heavy CIO involvement, green IT still has some hurdles to overcome - the survey also found that nearly a quarter of CIOs didn't know if there was a dedicated manager for green IT programmes at their company.

ABI Research has provided an evaluation of the efforts of IT equipment vendors to offer energy-efficient WiFi equipment, data centre equipment and network switches, while rating vendors' products and initiatives, and assessing the environmental performance of equipment, states Market Watch.

According to ABI Research VP Stan Schatt, a trend is growing where IT equipment vendors have consolidated older, energy-inefficient data centres and created their own green data centres.

Schatt says factors driving the market increase in green branded products include regulatory requirements, procurement policies, and cost and space savings.

BenQ has released its environment-friendly LCD monitors; the BenQ E900HD and BenQ G900HD, says Tech Tree.

The monitors consume up to 25% less energy using hybrid power management technology, according to BenQ.

The monitors consume 30 watts of power and have a diagonal screen size of 18.5-inches with a 1 366x768 high-definition display and a response time of 5ms.